On Mon, 6 Oct 1997, John Bush wrote:
quoted 3 lines Is anyone else out there desperately yearning for an instrumental/dub> Is anyone else out there desperately yearning for an instrumental/dub
> version of the latest Portishead album? I've like the group in the past,
> but Beth Gibbons' vocals/lyricwriting are getting seriously tired!!
Fuck yeah! I actually sorta liked the vocals on the first album, but I
caught the video for "All Mine" this past weekend, and when the vocals
kicked in, it was like "What the FUCK is up with this??" She sounds like
she's got a mouth full of marbles or something during the verses, and that
wailing "All Miiiiiiiine!!!!" bit goes into serious nails on the
chalkboard territory. But the music sounds killa, like a James Bond theme
on downers or something.
Then again, I love the vocals on the Lamb record, so what do I know?
Greg